Sacha Killeya-Jones could find a new home in Chapel Hill. According to Rivals’ Clint Jackson, the Tar Heels are actively recruiting the soon-to-be former Kentucky center.

A five-star McDonald’s All-American, Killeya-Jones originally committed to Virginia before flipping to Kentucky. He spent a few years playing prep ball in Virginia, but considers Chapel Hill his home.

Kentucky will face North Carolina at the United Center in the 2018 CBS Sports Classic. If Killeya-Jones does decide to transfer to North Carolina, he will sidelined for that game (and the entire 2018 season).

Taking this route and sitting a year, he would’ve been better off taking a red shirt at UK, practicing daily against high level competition, and developing here. He is still young and I doubt he’ll be more than a 12-15 minute guy at any high major. Best to him though, thought he had potential if he bulked up a little and stuck with it. Plus he’s a class kid.

I’m never a fan of transferring to a rival, but that’s really between fans, most of the time. He’s got to take care of himself. Though if he goes to UNC, he shouldn’t expect any UK fans to root for him.

I would hate to seem him affiliated with North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He seems like a class act. That institution is a fraud and a cheater. They will forever have the cloud of the biggest cheater of all time, regardless of the fact they skated. He could always go to NC State or Wake Forest very close by. I would hate for him to carry the Cheater Stain on him for the rest of his career plus get a degree that is questionable for everybody but that those that live in the Baby Blue Narsisistic Bubble

Why would they restrict him. He’s a good kid, but didn’t play that well. If you start putting restrictions, kids on the fence may not commit to Kentucky in the first place. He’s not that reliable, so I’m sure if he’s playing for UNC and we play them, he’ll crumble like it did for us. I don’t really fear his 2.3 points a game in another uniform.